Comments for 2008 NTCCTCC Lunar New Year Event

Cathy,

I and Grace enjoyed Saturday's banquet very much, I appreciate the opportunity to sponsor the scholarship program, many members of the Chamber told me that you are the one who actually organized this event, and I want to congratulate you that the event was very successfully. Thank you.

Scott Tsai
Vice Chairman
United Central Bank

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Saturday evening was so nice. I always enjoy the Lunar New Year celebrations. Thank you for inviting me to attend. Sally MagnusonMayor ProtemCity of Plano Texas Dear Cathy, Yep! I had much fun on the Eve of Feb. 2, 2008 and was especiallyenjoyable for the delicious beef and fish during the dinner. I hope that Istill have the opportunity to attend the said Event next year.

Happy Chinese Lunar New Year

Clark Sun

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Hi Judy and Cathy:

I'd like to congratulate you on the wonderful Lunar New Year Celebration Party last night. It was a great occasion and thank you very much for allowing C.Y. and me as part of this celebration.

Great foods, great atmosphere, great program --You did such a fabulous job—everyone thoroughly enjoyed the party. Please convey my congratulations to Mr. David Hsu for his great leadership and to everyone in your team who worked so hard to make this event so successful.

Regards,

Sue

Sue L. Chang
President, TAA-DFW
Commissioner, OCAC, TAIWAN
S & C Associates
972.820.5705
tsuchang@tx.rr.com

Hi, Cathy. 2/03/08

Thank you for your e-mail and the attachment. The lunar new year event was a huge success. I am working on the article. It is scheduled to be published on Friday 2/08.

Best Regards,
Wendy Yeh
Editor, English Section
Dallas Chinese News

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This year, the NTTCC event was extraordinary !! We absolutely enjoyed the food, program and the friendship. Thank you for the warm reception.
Ed joins me in congratulating all the officers and board members in planning such a successful event !!!

Grace McDermott

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Yes, we enjoyed it so much and had a lot of fun. Only wish that we did win.....

Hope to see you and Ron on Feb 16th NTUAA Lantern Festival!

Cathy Kuo

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Dear Cathy,

Thank you very much for your hospitality. It was a wonderful event and weat China Airlines are happy and proud to support NTCCTCC. You did a greatjob with our ad in your program book as well. Since you asked for suggestions, I just have a couple:

1. For safety, I would recommend that the hotel put up some low lyingplants or something where the lights are set up around the dance floor sothat people won't trip over the lights as they did this year.

2. I would also recommend to go ahead with all of the drawings at one timeand not intersperse with dancing. Those who want to stay and dance can doso, and those who want to leave after the final drawing can also do so. I look forward to attending next year.

Happy Year of the Rat!

Best regards,

Mike
mike.waddle@china-airlines.com

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Dear Cathy:

Thank you so much for the kind invitation to join you and the Chamber for this year＊s Chinese New Year＊s celebration. You were very busy on that evening, therefore, I did not get a chance to say thank you in person.

It was quite a fun-filled evening, it gets better and better every year.

Again, thank you for having me at this important event.

Best Regards,

Robert Hsueh
Attorney at Law

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Dear Cathy,

Thanks so much for inviting me to the new year event. It was great with so much energy and I truly enjoyed it.

Happy New Year!
Jennifer

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Hi, Cathy

Congratulation on this successful event! Everyone's hard work and your great coordination are finally paid off. Our managing Director enjoyed this party a lot, he said the program are better than last year and he may sponsor two tables next year!

Your ladies' hot dance were quite impressive, the little kids' dancing also amazing. The gift prizehanded out were lots easier than last year, althoughwe had some empty gift envelope which we can improve next year. Some sponsors are confused with the table No. on ticket and the real table #, may be we can come out abetter way next year.

For the ruffle ticket drawing,we should mix-up the tickets real well each timebefore draw a new prize.

Thanks.

Peggy

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Cathy:

Happy New Year!!!

Thank you for your e-mail, which Alice forwarded to us.
I just wanted to let you (also let each member of your team) know how much we enjoyed NTCCTCC event last Saturday.
Congratulations on your great success.

Best wishes to you and your family,

Jiahuan Ding, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair of DFW-AACC

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Dear Cathy,

You have done really wonderful job on the event. I am really enjoyed it.
Wishing you have a prosperous Rat year.
Keep in touch.
Jason Lai
Tel:713-6267445 ext229

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Dear Cathy:

It was so much fun being an audience as well as a performer. The program was such a feast and the performers were outstanding. The only complain I had was the time flew by really fast on Sunday. Thank you very much for preparing this wonderful event for us as the audiences. I will be glad to be part of the NTCCTCC Lunar New Year Celebration Event next year. Thanks again.

Best regards,
Beverly Lu

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Dear Cathy,

It was a great celebration event. We had a very good time. Thank you for inviting me and Look forward to continue building the relationship with your group.

Best regards,

Irene Shen
VP-Financial Consultant *
Charles SCHWAB - Plano Branch
1801 Preston Rd. Plano, TX 75093
972-588-1762 (office), 972-588-1768(fax)

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Cathy,

Thank you for the hard working and efforts in preparing the wonderful NTCCTCC New Year banquet. Pauline and I enjoyed the program much. It is great to see many old friends at the same time. I could see the big difference in quality this year, especially the reception. Keep doing the good job please.

Best regards,
Pauline & Charlie
DFW Technology

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Dear Cathy,

PA and I appreciate your invitation. Students from the team, their friends and parents all had great time at your event. Food was excellent as well.

I will pass your message to my students. Please let me know if I can assist any of your NTCCTCC events in the future.

Sincerely,
Robert
Mr. DFW"

Business Seminar Dinner hosted by NTCCTCC
on January 11, 2008 Friday

Co-sponsors:

1. City of Dallas, International Business and Protocol Services
2. Federation of Chinese Organization of DFW

Topic:

Economical Developing between Texas and Taiwan

Speaker:

Mr. C. Y. Ling, Director, Commercial Division,
Taipei Economic & Cultural Office

Time:

7:00 PM (Scheduled speech at 8:30 pm)

Place:

May Dragon, 4848 Belt Line Rd., Dallas, Texas 75254

Fees:

$25.00 per person, RSVP

Register:

Cathy Lin Secretary General, NTCCTCC
Tel: 972-741-9838
Email: catwclin@yahoo.com

An Early Christmas

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An Early Christmas
By Wendy Yeh

Christmas customs around the world reflect the variety of cultures that celebrate the holiday. At the root of Christianity, Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus. However, the modern-day celebration of Christmas also combines many non-religious customs. This complex layering of sacred and secular observances has created many different ways of celebration that vary from nation to nation and from culture to culture.

The North Texas Collin County Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce (NTCCTCC) celebrated an early Christmas on Sunday, December 2, at the Renaissance Hotel in Richardson. Symbols used during the party were bright and colorful. We saw gold and silver wrappings and huge red and green bows mounted on the walls of the hotel lobby. There was a giant snowman on stage as a wonderful prop.

From the grandeur of the decorations and sumptuous food to the talented performances of the past local karaoke winners and a live band, all contributed to the success of this festive party. The master of ceremony at the party was Beverly Lu. She introduced all of the scheduled entertainment programs. Several pairs of international ballroom dancers showed the audience the complicated steps of waltz, cha cha, and other dances. The audience also joined in the fun of dancing after dinner to work off some of the calories. President David Hsu jumped on stage to sing an energetic rendition of the popular Feliz Navidad with his special set of dance moves. The audience responded to all of the entertainers with hearty applause and warm cheers.

Elected in June of this year, President David Hsu knows that the most valued resource of any organization is its members. He remarked, “The prospect of an end-of-year bash can be a remarkable boost for the morale of the organization and the community. Not only is this an occasion for sharing a good time with members and friends, it is also an excellent opportunity to motivate members to work together.”

As an MBA from the University of Dallas, with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Feng-Chia University in Taiwan, Hsu is the owner of Jis Engine, L.P. In order to reach the goals for NTCCTCC, Hsu emphasized, “I delegate various responsibilities to talented members within our organization and fully authorize their decisions.” He added, “Unity is everything. Individual abilities have to be united in order to be powerful. This is true to solving personal inner conflicts and to obtain family harmony, too.” Hsu and his wife have a daughter. She is a sophomore at the prestigious Pratt Art Institute in New York.

Although president Hsu was not feeling well for the past few days, he still put forth his strength to make sure all of the attendees enjoyed the Christmas party. Addison Mayor Joe Chow and his wife also participated in the celebration.

The NTCCTCC was founded in 1995. Currently it has over one hundred members from the North Texas community of Taiwanese businesses. It has been enthusiastic in many charitable activities, including assisting the elderly and the homeless people in this region.

Under the leadership of President David Hsu, many members and volunteers generously donated their time, energy, and money to make every activity that the NTCCTCC was involved with a success. Most of them make precious sacrifices of time to help out the organization after work to better the community.

After the party, people were still immersed in the fun of this early Christmas celebration. Many concluded, “This is so much fun” as they walked out of the hotel doors. #

第十三屆第五次理事會通知與議程

北德州台商會第十三屆第五次理事會通知與議程

發文November 10, 2007

1. 6:30 PM – 7:10 PM 十一月十六日(星期五)

晚餐
全體理事 夫婦及貴賓 (非理事費用$10)

2. 7:10 PM – 9:00 PM (主任抵達時)

僑務–歡送僑教中心主任林渭德先生回台
歡迎僑界各社團人士踴躍參加
秘書長張菀青主持

3. 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

理事會議
徐景勛會長主持
聖誕卡拉OK 舞會預演
春節晩會準備報告
越南/台灣之旅準備報告


4. 9:00 PM – 9:30 PM

其他臨時事項報告與討論
徐景勛會長主持

會議地點：

達福科技活動中心 [999 E. Arapaho Rd. Suite 300, Richardson, TX 75081]

理事會將於十一月十六日(星期五)下午6:30PM開始，預計9:30PM結束。

聖誕新年舞會及福鼠年新春宴晚會預告

North Texas Collin County Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce
歡樂聖誕新年舞會-2007 & 福鼠年新春宴晚會-2008

各位 BOD, Members,

北德州及歌林郡臺商會會長及全體理事誠邀下及家屬,公司同仁参與本商會2007年度聖誕新年舞會及2008年農曆福鼠年新春晚宴盛會.

聖誕及新年舞會地點:Renaissance Hotel, Richardson, on Dec. 2, 2007.

福鼠年新春晚宴盛會亦將於2008年2月2日(星期六)在Richardson市著名的Renaissance Hotel 舉行.

晚會於6:00PM開始招待, 6:45PM入席.同步舉行林林總總豐富的娛樂節目,抽獎活動,配以佳餚美食,保證令您及家人歡渡一個難忘的新春佳節.

北德州及歌林郡臺商會(NTCCTCC)成立於1995年6月至今巳拾貳餘載.屬下會員及理事過百,概括達福地區地產,酒店,餐飲,保險,金融,銀行,電子,零售,批發,進出口,電腦工程林林種種各行各業及個別專門行業如醫師,牙醫師,律師,會計師,建築師等等. 本商會會員亦熱烈參與本地各華人義工社團,或為社團負責人.服務對象包括老.中.青少年,學術團體,文化交流及接濟貧窮無家可歸人士等等,不一而足.

本商會在歷屆會長的無私帶領下,先后舉辦安排了無數大大小小的僑社或贊助活動,如商務訪問,專題演講,商業展覽,獎學金頒發,賑災活動,資助貧窮兒童書本玩具,國慶晚會招待及國慶晚宴的贊助,青年才俊工作徵才展示安排,文化商貿訪問團的招待等等,深受達福地區各界推頌,成就有目共睹. 本屆商會亦將本着服務僑胞.回饋社會的大前題下,舉辦即將到來的聖誕新年舞會及農曆新春晚宴盛會(福鼠迎新春).

對於各位僑領同胞.社會賢達及公司行號,各團體及專業人士歷年來給予的鼎力支持,使我商會於舉辦各種活動能順利開展,成為達福地區最負盛名的華人社會公益團體之一,諸位功不可沒.冀期本著以往的扶持與愛護,再度參於本社團上述兩項大活動.百尺竿頭,更進一步,因有你我的參與,才有大家共同的成功!謝謝!

敬頌
商祈! 健康!

會長 徐景勖 上
北德州及歌林郡臺灣商會

2008 Lunar New Year Celebration

NTCCTCC 2008 Lunar New Year Celebration

Year of the Rat

Dear Community Leaders,

On behalf of the Members and Board of Directors of the NTCCTCC, we would like to invite you to help us celebrate the Lunar New Year 4706, also known as the Year of the Rat, on Sat. Feb. 2, 2008 at the Renaissance Hotel in Richardson, TX. Reception will begin at 6 PM, with dinner to follow at 7 PM.

The Lunar New Year is one of the most important and traditional celebrations to the Chinese people all over the world. Like most New Year, it symbolizes the passing of time, a phase ¡V most noticeable of course is the change of season - from winter to spring. However, it also is a time of change, from old to new. Progress and innovation comes to mind as we talk about change and that is what we have done this year with our association.

When people talk about the New Year, they also refer to it as the Spring Festival. Spring also symbolizes opportunity and we would like to take this opportunity to welcome you into our family to help us celebrate this happy occasion as the New Year is also one that is usually celebrated with family and close friends. Our theme this year has been CHANGE and we want to celebrate this change, this progress, this new direction with you our extended family!

This year, as in the past twelve years since we have celebrated together as the NTCCTCC, our membership has grown by leaps and bounds. In particular, we have drawn a younger generation from our community to participate in the organization. We believe that in order for us to grow and prosper in these exciting times, we need new ideas and a fresh perspective. It is a goal that we set out to develop over the years but finally seeing the fruits of our labor. That in itself is a big change and a major accomplishment for the organization.

Along with our traditional cultural programs, we have also introduced some new business opportunities for our members. It is because of the contributions of our Board of Directors and our generous members that we are able to continue to reinvest in the community that we live and work in on a daily basis. However, our capability is also limited by our size and it is because of this that we rely heavily on strategic partners like you to help us support the many programs we produce. We want to take this opportunity to thank you for your support of our organization and to help us celebrate our accomplishments over this past year.

We hope that you will join us as we welcome the New Year - a year full of high hopes and anticipation. Those born in the Year of the Rat are known to be very goal oriented and accomplish much. With that trait, we hope to set some very large goals for the association and with your help w

e will accomplish them with great success. Looking forward to celebrating with you!

Sincerely,

David Hsu

President

NTCCTCC

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北德州台商會再次舉辦慶祝農曆新年晚會

各位鄉親， 朋友好！ 新年快樂！

農曆年即將來臨，為持續華人固有傳統文化，我們旅居國外的北德州台商會，一如往昔，將再次舉辦盛大的慶祝晚會。

晚會將於二月二日晚六時，假Richardson 的Renaissance Hotel 舉行。 我們由衷地祈望能獲得達福地區的金、融、工、商各界先進，一本往年的愛心與熱誠，慷慨解囊，鼎力相助，共同促成這次活動的成功。

參與晚會活動，您可藉此良辰吉時，邀約親朋好友，公司員工，共聚一堂，分享佳餚美酒，閒話家常，賓主皆歡。 然而於大家酒酣耳熱之時，您的親和力，您的人際關係，已經又一次悄悄地烙印在大家的心田裡。晚會於新年喜悅的氣氛中，兼俱了娛樂及聯誼之效。

您的 贊助我們由衷地感謝並將藉由晩會節目冊及僑界報章一一詳列致謝各位對社區的支持與回饋。當然，各位的慷慨解囊支持，皆可抵稅。

如蒙贊助，支持的項目，有以下三類，可供選擇： (詳細內容及說明請參閱附頁。)

(1) 訂桌
(2) 刊登廣告於晚會節目冊
(3) 提供摸彩獎金或禮物

歡迎並謝謝您的參與！

北德州台商會會長
徐景勛
469-441-8887

農曆新年籌備會主席
張菀青
972-741-9838